Stocking



P. CAPARELI STOCKING Filed D60. 14, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 14, 1928.

P. CAPARELI STOCKING Filed Dec. 14, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES PETER CAPARELI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOCKING.

Application filed December 14, 1926. Serial No. 154,795.

the same Width as the ankle of the stocking- Thisnot only produces an exceedingly and unnecessarily broad toe, but the sewed seam' across the upper end of the toe cap islo- 'cated at such an angle to the central longi-v tudinal line of the foot that the foot must be stretched transversely in order to take out the puckers or wrinkles along said seam.

The consequence is that the board on whichthe stocking is placed must have the too very wide and. the-stretching is therefore effected transversely to the foot. This further widens a toe that is already excessively.

broad. The resultant product does not and cannot fit the foot o f the wearer. If shoes or high toed slippers are, worn, the toe of the stocking is wrinkled and bunched thereunder and is uncomfortable.- If low slippers are worn, the loose wrinkled toe of the stocking is exposed and is. unsightly. The result is 5 that the cheaper tubular knit stocking has been practically supplanted by themore expensive flat knitfull-fashioned hosiery.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a stocking of the tubular knit variety 'in which the upper portion of the toe cap is knit narrower and shorter than the lower portion, and the seam connecting the top and toe cap more'nearly approaches a parallel relation to the longi- 3 tudinal median line of the foot. A narrow and longer board can be therefore employed, which by stretching the foot longitudinally, will take the wrinkles from the scam in question. Theresult is a stocking which has a relatively narrow toe with a toe cap, the upper portion of which is relatively short, thus resulting in a stocking foot produced on a circular machine that will smoothly fit the foot of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a view, diagrammatic in itsv character, and indicating the normal con- 60 struction and form of the stocking in com-v parison to that of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the stocking foot as it appears on the foot of the wearer. The stocking shown being produced on a circular machine may have the usual tubular knit leg, aportion of which is illustrated at 3, and which may be modified in any wellknown manner. The heel is suitably reenforced, as'shown at 4: and 5. The foot comprises the top portion6, preferably of light material and a reenforce'd' sole 7, the juncture between the two forming a longitudinal line at 8. The toe cap 9, also'of reenforced material,- includes the usual" longitudinal gore 10, forming the juncture between the rows of knitted loops as is well understood. The-portion of said cap below said gore 10 is designated 11 and the portion above the same is shown at 12. In the upper margin of the portion 12 is the seam 13 formed by sewing the upper portion 12 of the toe cap to a marginal reenforcement 14 knitted to the front end of the light top 6.

In this construction, it will be noted that the gore 10 and the rear corner 15 of the toe cap formed by the junction of the rear ends of the sections 11 and 12 are above the upper edge 8 of the rcenforced sole 7 It will also be noted that the scam 13 and the upper edge of the top section 12 of the toe forms with the line 10 an angle A that is much more acute than the angle B formed between the gore 10 and therear edge of the lower section 11 of the toe cap. More than this, the foremost portion b of the upper edge of the toe .cap section 12 ektends well beyond the front end of thelower edge of the lower section 11.. As a consequence the seam 14:

is brought into more nearly parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of the foot, which is defined generally' by the line 8. Therefore a board inserted'ln the stocking and utilized to stretch the same, can be narrow and relatively long inasmuch as the longitudinal stretching of the foot on the board will also longitudinally stretch the seam 14 and eliminate the wrinkles in said seam. This so far as I am aware has never been heretofore accomplished and perhaps may best be explained by the reference to Figure 2, wherein in full lines is shown a stocking of the form above described, with the above (le- :SCIllJQtl seam, gore and lines all illustrated 1n full lines and given the same reference nnm can only be stretched by laterally stretching the toe. This is accomplished by inserting a -wide board resulting in a broad toe that does ,not it the foot but wrinkles and bunches over the toes. As a consequence this type of foot has proven unpopular because of its unsightliness and uncomfortableness. The present improvement eliminates the objections and as this tubular knit product can be cheaply produced, it marks a distinct advance in the art. Further than this the top of the toe cap is short and is hidden when low slippers are worn, while the portion of the light top 6 adjacent thereto lies smoothly and evenly on the foot.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be a' parent to those skilled in the art, without urther description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A tubular knit stocking having a reenforced toe provided with a seam across its rear portion, the line of the said seam bein at an angle sufliciently acute to the centra gore to cause it to stretch longitudinally upon longitudinal pull being exerted against the front end of the toe reenforcement.

2. A tubular knit stocking having a reenforced toe cap, provided with a longitudinal side gore extending from its rear end and terminating short of its front end and provided with divergent upper and lower rear edges extendin from the rear end of said gore, a seam a ong the upper rear margin of the reenforcement extending at an angle to the gore that is more acute than the angle formed by the gore and the lower rear edge of the reenforcement.

3. A tubular knit stocking foot having a reenforced' sole portion and a top portion of lighter material than the sole portion, forming a line of junction that extends substantially longitudinall of the foot, and a men forced toe cap at t e front end of said sole and top, said toe cap being provided with a. longitudinal side gore extending from its rear end and located on a line higher than the said line of junction between the sole reenforcement and top portion. and said toe ap being provided with divergent upper and ower rear edges extending from the rear end of said gore, a seam along the upper rear margin of the reenforcement extending at an angle to the gore that is more acute than the angle formed by the gore and the lower rear ed e of the reenforcement.

4. A itted stocking having a toe pocket with a diagonal suture on each side, the distance from the point of. the toe pocket to the upper edge'of the web forming the upper part of said toe pocket being less than the distance from the point of the toe pocket to the lower edge of the lower web.

PETER CAPARELI. 

